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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C.
Washington,  July 9th 1868.

[[underlined]] Coakley  Miss M. A. C.  [[/underlined]]
Woodville, Prince George Co. Md.

Miss:

Your report for the month of June has not been received.  Please fill up this blank and return to me as soon as you can. 

Very Respectfully, Yours,
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education.

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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C.
Washington,  July 10th 1868.

[[underlined]] Butler  John H.  [[/underlined]]
Poolsville, Montgomery Co. Md.

Dear Sir:

I am afraid I cannot get up to meet you, but will if I can.  Go ahead and do all you can.  As you say, they ought to be more interested.  I want to have a grand meeting at Rockville in August.  We have thought of helping to buy a church at Rockville for church and school, but I would much rather have a lot of land bought, and a house built for school.  Hope to hear from you again soon. [[underlined]]  [[/underlined]]  [[underlined]] [[/underlined]] 

Very Respectfully, Yours,
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education.

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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C.
Washington,  July 10th 1868.

[[underlined]] [[Drahash?]] T. J. Esq.  [[/underlined]]
Parkersburg, W. Va.

Dear Sir:

Genl. Howard wishes me to write you, asking how large and good a school-house you will build, and on what lot, and when you will finish it, if we aid to the amount of $500.00.  Please give us a plan of the proposed house.

Are boats now running up and down the river as usual or is the water too low;  and what is the river prospect for the next two or three weeks.  If you will give me the information immediately

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I will be much obliged. 

Very Respectfully, Yours,
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education.

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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C.
Washington,  July 10th 1868.

[[underlined]] Wilmer  Dr. Wm. R.  [[/underlined]]
Port Tobacco, Charles Co. Md.

Dear Sir:

Please inform me from a personal inspection how the schools are getting on in your County.  And about the ability of the teachers.  I write by direction of [[underlined]] Genl. Howard. [[/underlined]]  

Very Respectfully, Yours,
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education.

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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C.
Washington,  July 10th 1868.

[[underlined]] Lawrence  Capt. A. A.  [[/underlined]]
Leonardtown, St. Mary's Co. Md.

Dear Sir:

[[underlined]] Genl. Howard [[/underlined]] wishes you to visit the schools now in operation under colored teachers, and report their progress.  Say if the teachers seem to understand their business, and are faithful, and are liked.  

Very Respectfully, Yours,
[[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]]
Supt. of Education.

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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C.
Washington,  July 11th 1868.

[[underlined]] Shriver  Chas. C.  [[/underlined]]
Cumberland, Md.

Dear Sir:

I am requested by [[underlined]] Genl. Howard [[/underlined]] to write you that since our meeting the bill has passed, giving us the Bureau another year, but no new appropriation, so that we shall be very much limited in our expenditures.  We are also called upon to retrench as much as possible.  Under the circumstances the Genl. thinks that we cannot